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W. T. MILLIKBN.

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No. 369,730. Patented Sept. 13, 1887.

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SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 369,730, dated SeptemberApplication filed June 2, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Tnrrr Min LIKEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cheney, in the county of Spokane, \Vash ingtonTerritory, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bag-Locks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in locks; and it consists in thepeculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be morefully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a lock embodying myimprovements, showing the same connected to the mouth of a mailbag. Fig.2 isa vertical transverse sectional view ofthe saine. Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal sectional view ot' my improved lock. Fig. 4 is anelevation showing the inner side of one side of the lock-ease. Fig. 5 isa detached perspective view of the pinion and of the tubular sleeve.

A represents the lock-case, which is made of two parts, B and C, thepart B having a groove, D, around its perimeter, and the part C beingprovided with a flange, E, adapted to lit in the said groove.

F represents a longitudinallymovable bolt, which is arranged in alongitudinal groove or recess, G, made between the opposing sides of thelockcase. I-I represents a spring, which is arranged in 'one end of thesaid groove and bears against one end of the bolt. The bolt is providedon its lower side with a series of rack-teeth, I, arid at differentpoints through- Ont its length is provided with vertical longitudinalslots K. In the said slots are pivoted arms L, the outer ends of whichare provided with latchingheads M, which work in recesses N, with whichthe lock-case is provided. The outer sides of the latchingheads arecurved or beveled, as at O.

P represents springs, which are secured in the slots K and bear againstthe rear sides of the latching-head's.

It represents the keyhole, which is made in one side of the lock at asuitable distance below the bolt F.

S represents a tubular sleeve, which has one end secured inthe"-circular portion of the key- Serial No. 240,062. (No model.)

hole and the opposite end secured ina correspondiuglyaligned opening inthe opposite side of the lock-case. One side of the sleeve is providedwith a slotted opening, as shown.

T represents a pinion which is journaled on the sleeve and provided onone side with ratchet-teeth adapted to engage the teeth of the bolt F.The remaining portion of the pinion is nnprovided with teeth, andagainst the plane edge of the pinion presses the end of a detentspring,U,A The said spring` is secured to one side'of the lock-case by a screw,V. The front side of the pinion is provided with a disk, XV, having anotch, X, which registers with the slot in the sleeve.

Y represents a series of openings which are made in the rear side of thelock-case,near the upper edge thereof, and communicate with the frontuppercorners of the recesses N. The said openings are adapted to receivehasps Z, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

My improved lock is particularly adapted to be u'sed in connection withmail-bags, but may also be used for trunks, boxes, valises, and similararticles.

In` order to fully explain the operation of the lock it is shown in theaccompanying drawings as attached to a mail-bag, a, the mouth of whichis lprovided with the usual flap, b. The lock is secured to one side or"the mouth of the mailbag by means of screws c, and the mail-bagispovided with openings d near its upper edges, which coincide with theopenings Y in the'loek-case. The said openings d in the outer side ofthe mail-bag are provided with plates or escutcheons e.. The hasps Z areprovided at their outer ends with reduced shanks, which extend throughaligned openingsmade in the flap b and iu platesf, which are riveted onopposite sides of the said Hap, and the said Shanks are provided attheir outer ends with washer-plates or nuts g,

which secure the hasps firmly to the Hap. The inner ends of the haspsare adapted to pass through the aligned openings in the sides of themouth of the mail-bag and into the openings Y ofthe lock-case, so as tostrike against the curved or beveled sides of the spring-actu atedlatches,and thereby force the said latch es rearwardly to 'permit thehasps to enter the IOO front upper corners of the recesses N, and thesaid hasps are provided at their outer ends with openings c', into whichthe spring -actuated latches snap as soon as the ends of the hasps enterthe recesses N, thereby irml y locking the flap over the mouth ofthebag.

lc represents a series of coiled volute springs, one of Which isarranged around each of the hasps and is secured to the base thereof,the said springs bearing between the outer side of the mouth of the bagand the opposing inner side of theface thereof when thelatteris closedand locked in position.

When 'the iiap is folded in closing the same over the mouth of the bag,the hasps are pressed one at a time into the openings Y of the lockcaseand are engaged successively by the spring-actuated latches. When it isdesired to open the bag, a suitable key is inserted in the key-hole andcaused to engage the pinion, and when the key is turned the pinion-ispartly rotated, and as it meshes with the rackteeth of the bolt F itmoves the latter end- Wise against the pressure of the spring H, andthereby causes the spring-actuated latches to be simultaneouslydisengaged from the hasps, and the instant that the said latchesdisengage the said hasps the springs k withdraw the hasps from theopenings Y, as will be Very readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- Y 1. The combination, in alock, of the longitudinallymovable bolt F, having the rackteeth, thespring bearing against the said boltl to move it in one direction, thespring-actuated latches pivoted to the bolt F, and the pinion engagingthe rack-teeth of the bolt and adapted to be turned by a key, for thepurpose set forth, and the hasps to engage the latches, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a lock, the combination of the movable bolt F, theindependently-movable springactuated latches connected thereto andmovabletherewith simultaneouslyinone direction, the hasps adapted toengage with the said latches, and the springs to Withdraw the keepersfrom the lock-case when the bolt F is moved to disengage the latchesfrom the keepers, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have heretoafxed mysignaturein presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM TRIPP MILLIKEN.

Vitnesses:

W. R. ANDRUs, A. H. BEAUGHAN.

